Inexpensive Professional Quality Digital Giclee Printing of your art or photographs!

My print studio is located at The Cotton Mill Studios,
1091 Calcot Place #416, Oakland, CA 94606.

Call 510 205-2814, or 510 636-1444.

"If you have an artistic vision or image you can realize, it's almost certain that you can create fine art quality digital prints that are extremely true to your original image, whether it is painting, photography or even printmaking in other media. Fine art quality digital printing is now available and affordable and it is revolutionizing the concept of the fine art print."
- John Sheridan

Why Should You Print Digitally?

For generations, quality printing of fine art or photography required owning one’s own press, a darkroom, or a very expensive limited edition printed by a master printer. Now with the development of digital software and archival inkjet printers, if you have a painting, print, photograph, computer-generated image, or document you can make as few - or as many - fine art quality prints, large or small - whenever you want them.

Once your image has been digitized and formatted for printing, you can print a file immediately or wait and print years from now often without further preparation - a huge savings of your time and money. Imagine your artwork, photography, special documents or images printed on canvas, or archival paper or other materials. Find out how inexpensive it can be compared to retail costs at expensive service bureaus. The quality of Epson prints will last for generations. The prints you will receive are fine art quality, and designed to last 100 years.

My Incredibly Low Rates! See a sample invoice here to get a sense of my very reasonable fees designed to make printing affordable!

Print your digital files on the Epson 9800 pro wide format digital printer which can print up to 44" wide up to unlimited length. The best file formats for you to use are TIFFs, PSDs, PDFs, EPSs and also good quality JPGs. :

Printing your work on Fine Art Papers and Canvases is just $6.50-$9.50 per square foot using my papers or just $8.50 -$9.75 per square foot on canvas. This is a fraction of what Kinko's costs, and only 1/3 - 1/2 or less - what service bureaus charge.

Set up Fee: Many service bureaus charge $100-200 for a set up fee - but I charge $0 if your files are already formatted, and only $29/hr to help you with your images if necessary. An 'already formatted' file is one that is at or near the size and resolution you need, including the borders you need to have surrounding your image.

Print Sizes: The smallest print sheet size is 8.5 x 11" which can be printed from a roll and cut down or from a precut letter size sheet. Prints may be printed at any size you like within the abilities of the printer. Smaller prints may easily be made but on sheets that are a minimum of 8.5 x 11".

The largest sizes can go as large as 44" wide by unlimited length.

If you use your own paper or canvas, you can pay just $5.75 per square foot. It must be pro inkjet manufactured. Non-inkjet manufactured papers may not work in the Epson 9800, or will need to be printed at $8.50 a square foot. Please contact me if you have any questions and want to bring your own media.

Test prints (proofs): Test prints are recommended and are usually done on 5 inch strips of paper or canvas. Test proofs begin at just $5 per test for smaller prints on paper, or somewhat more on 44" wide canvas or fine paper. A test proof can be critical to assure the best possible accuracy of color, resolution, texture and scale so that adjustments can be made prior to printing your final print. Your work may require one or more test proofs. No print is 100% accurate but tests strips if requested can help us approach your original colors very closely.

Varnishing your images after printing: If you wish to have your work varnished (recommended especially for printing on canvas), there will be a small charge applying 3 coats of matte, semi-gloss or glossy varnish:
For spray varnish, this comes to $1.75 a square foot. (Many printers charge $6 or more for this service)!

Stretching your canvases over wooden stretcher bars. Like a painting, I can expertly stretch your delicate prints on canvas over inexpensive wooden stretcher bars just for the cost of materials, plus time spent stretching them at $29/hr. Canvases, after printing can be stretched for as little as $14 up to about $40 for time and materials, they look very clean and handsome in this format. Hanging wire can be attached to the back. This can be much less expensive than framing your work.

Please note if you would like to print on canvas and have the canvas stretched over stretcher bars, that wooden stretcher bars are sized in 1" or 2" increments and your printed image needs to conform to those increments to fit precisely when it is stretched over the stretcher bars. For example, images that are 10.2" x 25.5" are not in 1" or 2" increments. Please ask me for help if your images are odd sizes and we can work to make them fit perfectly onto stretcher bars. Also, prints on canvas that you want stretched need some extra canvas to stretch around the wooden stretcher bars, usually at least 3 inches per side.

A CD of your final printable files is $5.00. You will then have your fully editable/printable files for future use. I can save each image in TIFF, PDF, EPS or Photoshop as well as JPG formats. If you prefer for the same cost I may be able to upload your final files to you remotely online.

I can also format and optimize your images for use on the internet, to your specifications, based on time spent at $29/hr.

Cutting. Simple single cutting is free. I must charge a small fee for more complex and precise cutting such as for long prints, large numbers of prints, or borderless prints will be a small additional charge, usually $1.00 per sheet depending upon the size, number and time needed to cut your images.

Folding. Folding is an added charge based on time spent at $29/hr.

Wrapping and/or shipping your prints. To wrap your prints in paper or a plastic bag is free. Wrapping in larger plastic is 25 - 50 cents per bag. Your prints can be shipped in crushproof tubes for the cost of materials and shipping.

Rush Prints and Services. If you need work in 3 days or less, please factor in an additional 25% to the total.

Deposits and nonrefundable deposits prior to printing. I will be glad to work up an estimate and a deposit of approximately 50% of the estimate will be appreciated before final prints or substantial services are performed. 25% of my estimate, if we decide to go ahead is nonrefundable.

INK CONVERSION. If you require converting from Photo Black ink to Matte Black ink or vice versa, there is a cost of $75 for ink purging plus ½ hour of time, or a total of $90.

Please note that I make every effort to very effeciently place and fit your work on the size of paper or canvas that we are using in the printer. Sometimes there is some unavoidable wasted canvas or paper which is reflected in the printing costs. If I can use the lost canvas or paper, then there is only a very small charge for this to you. This depends upon the project and the urgency of the need for the prints. Longer lead times allow me to more easily arrange to use any otherwise wasted paper or canvas.

Quotes. Please feel free to ask for a quote and a proof before giving a final goahead, and I will be glad to provide you with an itemized estimate which as accurately as possible reflects your cost savings.

The Epson 9800 Printer

The Epson 9800 I use prints from letter size up to 44" wide by unlimited length. The illustration at the far right shows a smaller print sheet coming out of the Epson, but much wider prints on papers, canvas, vinyl, gold, aluminum or posterboard are as easily printed.

The Epson 9800 uses the K3 ink system, utilizing 8 inks including Photo (or Matte) Black, Light Black, Light Light Black, Cyan, Magenta, Light Cyan, Light Magenta and Yellow, to reproduce the subtle tonal passages of your original.

This new Epson prints on photographic, fine art papers, canvases, fabrics including silks, gold, aluminum, vinyl, and posterboard up to 1.5mm thick.

Link to the Epson web site for the 9800 printer specifications
Link to the Wilhelm Imaging Research Laboratories site for information on the archivability of Epson inks on Epson and other substrates.

Editing Your Images, Rental, Consulting, and Scanning Services
Other helpful digital services provided for you at a prorated fee of $29.00 per hour plus materials:

Your Digital Files: If you bring your own digital files, generally have a resolution of 300 ppi (dpi) or at least 150 ppi (dpi). Higher resolutions than 300 ppi allow for greater enlargment of print sizes. If your files are lower than 150 dpi we can do a small test print and view the quality, some lower resolution images print very well.

File Formats: Files should be in an RGB format. CMYK works but the color may shift unpredictably. Please have your images in the highest quality file format possible, such as TIFF, PSD, PDF or EPS, although JPG may work very well depending on the image and the size of print you want to print.

UPLOADING YOUR FILES to me: If you wish to upload files to me and they are larger than about 20 megabytes, you can use either of these free and very easy online file uploading sites: www.yousendit.com (for files of 100 Mb or less), and for files up to 300 Mb, use www.sendspace.com. These services can accept any type of file. You will need to include my email address: john@johnsheridanart.com. Once you have uploaded the file(s) I will then automatically receive an email with a link back to your file from the web site and I can download it. Very easy! I can also send you your final printable files this way for just $5.

Editing and formatting your images: When an individual file requires less than 10 minutes to edit or format for printing there is no charge. If your file requires more time than that to prepare for printing, the charge would be only $29 per hour prorated to actual time spent. This is often less than $10 and well worth the small investment if you need to adjust your image before printing. The changes can then be permanently saved to the file.

RETOUCHING service to restore old or damaged Photographs! If you have family or other precious photographs, I can scan them into the computer and amazingly restore them to their former glory and clarity. Time varies but I charge only $29 per hour prorated to actual time spent. With scanning and color correction and cleaning your photos often less than $50. Any adjustments can be permanently saved to the file for future printing. Click here to see some examples of photographs I have restored inexpensively!

Photographing or Scanning your images: To digitize your images, I am available to photograph your flat art work with a Nikon D200 pro SLR camera, or scan it using a 3200 dpi Epson V100 flatbed scanner, at a prorated $29 per hour, based on actual time we spend. Ask for an estimate!

Or you may wish to consult with a photographer or service bureaus for photographing or scanning your work with high resolution scanners to digitize your images if they are on film, or have your images shot with a larger digitally-backed view camera.

The printer is located at 1091 Calcot Place, #416, Oakland, CA 94606. Very near the 880 Freeway, and near Alameda and the Fruitvale BART station. See map. For more information or questions on digital printing, contact me any time at johnsheridanart@sbcglobal.net or (510) 636-1444

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Why Should You Print Digitally? For generations, quality printing of fine art or photography required owning one’s own press, a darkroom, or a very expensive limited edition printed by a master printer. Now with the development of digital software and archival inkjet printers, if you have a painting, print, photograph, computer-generated image, or document you can make as few - or as many - fine art quality prints, large or small - whenever you want them. Once your image has been digitized and formatted for printing, you can print a file immediately or wait and print years from now often without further preparation - a huge savings of your time and money. Imagine your artwork, photography, special documents or images printed on canvas, or archival paper or other materials. Find out how inexpensive it can be compared to retail costs at expensive service bureaus. The quality of Epson prints will last for generations. The prints you will receive are fine art quality, and designed to last 100 years.
My Incredibly Low Rates! See a sample invoice here to get a sense of my very reasonable fees designed to make printing affordable! Print your digital files on the Epson 9800 pro wide format digital printer which can print up to 44" wide up to unlimited length. The best file formats for you to use are TIFFs, PSDs, PDFs, EPSs and also good quality JPGs. : Printing your work on Fine Art Papers and Canvases is just $6.50-$9.50 per square foot using my papers or just $8.50 -$9.75 per square foot on canvas. This is a fraction of what Kinko's costs, and only 1/3 - 1/2 or less - what service bureaus charge. Set up Fee: Many service bureaus charge $100-200 for a set up fee - but I charge $0 if your files are already formatted, and only $29/hr to help you with your images if necessary. An 'already formatted' file is one that is at or near the size and resolution you need, including the borders you need to have surrounding your image. Print Sizes: The smallest print sheet size is 8.5 x 11" which can be printed from a roll and cut down or from a precut letter size sheet. Prints may be printed at any size you like within the abilities of the printer. Smaller prints may easily be made but on sheets that are a minimum of 8.5 x 11". The largest sizes can go as large as 44" wide by unlimited length. If you use your own paper or canvas, you can pay just $5.75 per square foot. It must be pro inkjet manufactured. Non-inkjet manufactured papers may not work in the Epson 9800, or will need to be printed at $8.50 a square foot. Please contact me if you have any questions and want to bring your own media. Test prints (proofs): Test prints are recommended and are usually done on 5 inch strips of paper or canvas. Test proofs begin at just $5 per test for smaller prints on paper, or somewhat more on 44" wide canvas or fine paper. A test proof can be critical to assure the best possible accuracy of color, resolution, texture and scale so that adjustments can be made prior to printing your final print. Your work may require one or more test proofs. No print is 100% accurate but tests strips if requested can help us approach your original colors very closely. Varnishing your images after printing: If you wish to have your work varnished (recommended especially for printing on canvas), there will be a small charge applying 3 coats of matte, semi-gloss or glossy varnish: For spray varnish, this comes to $1.75 a square foot. (Many printers charge $6 or more for this service)! Stretching your canvases over wooden stretcher bars. Like a painting, I can expertly stretch your delicate prints on canvas over inexpensive wooden stretcher bars just for the cost of materials, plus time spent stretching them at $29/hr. Canvases, after printing can be stretched for as little as $14 up to about $40 for time and materials, they look very clean and handsome in this format. Hanging wire can be attached to the back. This can be much less expensive than framing your work. Please note if you would like to print on canvas and have the canvas stretched over stretcher bars, that wooden stretcher bars are sized in 1" or 2" increments and your printed image needs to conform to those increments to fit precisely when it is stretched over the stretcher bars. For example, images that are 10.2" x 25.5" are not in 1" or 2" increments. Please ask me for help if your images are odd sizes and we can work to make them fit perfectly onto stretcher bars. Also, prints on canvas that you want stretched need some extra canvas to stretch around the wooden stretcher bars, usually at least 3 inches per side. A CD of your final printable files is $5.00. You will then have your fully editable/printable files for future use. I can save each image in TIFF, PDF, EPS or Photoshop as well as JPG formats. If you prefer for the same cost I may be able to upload your final files to you remotely online. I can also format and optimize your images for use on the internet, to your specifications, based on time spent at $29/hr. Cutting. Simple single cutting is free. I must charge a small fee for more complex and precise cutting such as for long prints, large numbers of prints, or borderless prints will be a small additional charge, usually $1.00 per sheet depending upon the size, number and time needed to cut your images. Folding. Folding is an added charge based on time spent at $29/hr. Wrapping and/or shipping your prints. To wrap your prints in paper or a plastic bag is free. Wrapping in larger plastic is 25 - 50 cents per bag. Your prints can be shipped in crushproof tubes for the cost of materials and shipping. Rush Prints and Services. If you need work in 3 days or less, please factor in an additional 25% to the total. Deposits and nonrefundable deposits prior to printing. I will be glad to work up an estimate and a deposit of approximately 50% of the estimate will be appreciated before final prints or substantial services are performed. 25% of my estimate, if we decide to go ahead is nonrefundable. INK CONVERSION. If you require converting from Photo Black ink to Matte Black ink or vice versa, there is a cost of $75 for ink purging plus ½ hour of time, or a total of $90. Please note that I make every effort to very effeciently place and fit your work on the size of paper or canvas that we are using in the printer. Sometimes there is some unavoidable wasted canvas or paper which is reflected in the printing costs. If I can use the lost canvas or paper, then there is only a very small charge for this to you. This depends upon the project and the urgency of the need for the prints. Longer lead times allow me to more easily arrange to use any otherwise wasted paper or canvas. Quotes. Please feel free to ask for a quote and a proof before giving a final goahead, and I will be glad to provide you with an itemized estimate which as accurately as possible reflects your cost savings.
The Epson 9800 Printer The Epson 9800 I use prints from letter size up to 44" wide by unlimited length. The illustration at the far right shows a smaller print sheet coming out of the Epson, but much wider prints on papers, canvas, vinyl, gold, aluminum or posterboard are as easily printed. The Epson 9800 uses the K3 ink system, utilizing 8 inks including Photo (or Matte) Black, Light Black, Light Light Black, Cyan, Magenta, Light Cyan, Light Magenta and Yellow, to reproduce the subtle tonal passages of your original. This new Epson prints on photographic, fine art papers, canvases, fabrics including silks, gold, aluminum, vinyl, and posterboard up to 1.5mm thick. Link to the Epson web site for the 9800 printer specifications Link to the Wilhelm Imaging Research Laboratories site for information on the archivability of Epson inks on Epson and other substrates.
Editing Your Images, Rental, Consulting, and Scanning Services Other helpful digital services provided for you at a prorated fee of $29.00 per hour plus materials: Your Digital Files: If you bring your own digital files, generally have a resolution of 300 ppi (dpi) or at least 150 ppi (dpi). Higher resolutions than 300 ppi allow for greater enlargment of print sizes. If your files are lower than 150 dpi we can do a small test print and view the quality, some lower resolution images print very well. File Formats: Files should be in an RGB format. CMYK works but the color may shift unpredictably. Please have your images in the highest quality file format possible, such as TIFF, PSD, PDF or EPS, although JPG may work very well depending on the image and the size of print you want to print. UPLOADING YOUR FILES to me: If you wish to upload files to me and they are larger than about 20 megabytes, you can use either of these free and very easy online file uploading sites: www.yousendit.com (for files of 100 Mb or less), and for files up to 300 Mb, use www.sendspace.com. These services can accept any type of file. You will need to include my email address: john@johnsheridanart.com. Once you have uploaded the file(s) I will then automatically receive an email with a link back to your file from the web site and I can download it. Very easy! I can also send you your final printable files this way for just $5. Editing and formatting your images: When an individual file requires less than 10 minutes to edit or format for printing there is no charge. If your file requires more time than that to prepare for printing, the charge would be only $29 per hour prorated to actual time spent. This is often less than $10 and well worth the small investment if you need to adjust your image before printing. The changes can then be permanently saved to the file. RETOUCHING service to restore old or damaged Photographs! If you have family or other precious photographs, I can scan them into the computer and amazingly restore them to their former glory and clarity. Time varies but I charge only $29 per hour prorated to actual time spent. With scanning and color correction and cleaning your photos often less than $50. Any adjustments can be permanently saved to the file for future printing. Click here to see some examples of photographs I have restored inexpensively! Photographing or Scanning your images: To digitize your images, I am available to photograph your flat art work with a Nikon D200 pro SLR camera, or scan it using a 3200 dpi Epson V100 flatbed scanner, at a prorated $29 per hour, based on actual time we spend. Ask for an estimate! Or you may wish to consult with a photographer or service bureaus for photographing or scanning your work with high resolution scanners to digitize your images if they are on film, or have your images shot with a larger digitally-backed view camera.
The printer is located at 1091 Calcot Place, #416, Oakland, CA 94606. Very near the 880 Freeway, and near Alameda and the Fruitvale BART station. See map. For more information or questions on digital printing, contact me any time at johnsheridanart@sbcglobal.net or (510) 636-1444
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